i like that this gives me a stable/predictable route, so that i don't have
to keep around a registry of endpoints in my deployment scripts -- as i
would if the routes were exposed with a random-ish hash in them.
and i like the idea of a simple way of supporting client applications that
doesn't require an extra step in deployment scripts. i.e. i just tack a `-a
export true` on to the create/update steps.
i also like the ability to do simple projections, thus avoiding the need
for `jq` postprocessing. if i project a field, do i also have to type it,
e.g. /field/x/int? or are the mime types only needed when you want to force
a non-default interpretation?
using mime types to request a particular response header is pretty awesome!
though perhaps its use may be somewhat constrained (until we have
streaming?) by any payload limitations a whisk installation might have in
place.
On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 5:51 PM, Markus Thömmes <markusthoem...@me.com>
wrote:
> Haven't looked at the implementation yet but I really dig the idea!
>
> Are query parameters forwarded to the action as well?
>
> - mt
>
> Von meinem iPhone gesendet
>
> > Am 12.01.2017 um 23:44 schrieb Rodric Rabbah <rod...@gmail.com>:
> >
> > I just opened a pull request to allow actions to be accessible viaa web
> > browser. Action invokes this way are anonymous in that the caller is not
> > authenticated. The intended action must be named in the path as a fully
> > qualified name as in
> > /experimental/web/some-namespace/some-package/some-action. The package
> is
> > optional in that the action may be in the default package. In which case,
> > the string "default" must be used.
> >
> > If the action doesn't exist (or the namespace is not valid) a BadRequest
> is
> > generated. Optionally, the result form the action may be projected based
> on
> > a named property. As in
> > /experimental/web/some-namespace/some-package/some-action/some-property.
> If
> > the property
> > does not exist in the result then a BadRequest is generated. By
> convention,
> > the "html" property will attempt to respond with media type "text/html".
> >
> > Actions may be exposed to this web proxy by adding an annotation
> ("export"
> > -> true).
> > Demo video https://ibm.box.com/s/5c6ignvejihbai3f59uvqcxee9etf0lf.
> >
> > Feedback solicited and welcomed.
> >
> > -r
>
